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396th Fighter Squadron Founded :
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396th Fighter Squadron
| Aces for : 396th Fighter Squadron | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
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| Paul P Douglas Jr | 8.00 | The signature of Paul P Douglas Jr features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Signatures for : 396th Fighter Squadron | |||||
| A list of all signatures from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | |||||
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  General Paul Douglas Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by General Paul Douglas
| General Paul Douglas After joining the military as a Private in 1940 Paul Douglas transferred to the USAAF for pilot training, arriving in Europe to join the 268th Fighter Group. Flying P-47 Thunderbolts, he was credited with 8 air victories and destroying 27 enemy aircraft on the ground. On two occasions he shot down three enemy aircraft on one mission. He commanded the 396th Fighter Squadron and became deputy commander of the 386th Fighter Group, flying a total of 136 combat missions in World War II. He later commanded the 36th Fighter Group in Belgium, France and Germany. Paul Douglas later flew 101 combat missions in the F-105 in Vietnam, and in all completed over 6000 flying hours as a command pilot, and is one of the most highly decorated Air Force pilots. Douglas died on December 26, 2002. He is buried in the Central Texas State Veteran's Cemetery in Killeen, Texas | ||||
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